opening files

[ausbob]

I'm not sure if I am in the right forum however I am trying to open an image file in its own program through a filemaker script. Is this possible

[MarkWilson]

What is the image program/file path?

Is the image in a container field or is it a reference to an image file?

Does the image file have any reference to FileMaker?

[ausbob]

The image is in a container field linked via imagewin:c:/images/filename. I dont really understand what you mean by "the image has any reference to filemaker, but my guess to this would be no.

[MarkWilson]

You can use something similar to...

Open URL[No dialogue; Trim( Substitute( Substitute( MiddleValues ( Image::Image_c ; ValueCount( Image::Image_c ) ; 1 ) ; "imagewin:/" ; "" ) ; "¶" ; "" ) )]

or something similar to...

Send Event["aevt"; "odoc";

""" & "C:/Program Files/QuickTime/PictureViewer.exe" & "" "" & Trim( Substitute( Substitute( MiddleValues ( Image::Image_c ; ValueCount( Image::Image_c ) ; 1 ) ; "imagewin:/" ; "" ) ; "¶" ; "" ) ) & """ ]

[ausbob]

Thank you for your reply sorry I have taken so long to post I have been away the last 4 days